CONCORD — Dr. Charles Blitzer of Seacoast Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Somersworth has been presented the Humanitarian Award by the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Society, the state organization committed to bringing together orthopedic physicians to work for the benefit of patients and the profession.

The N.H. Orthopaedic Society Humanitarian Award recognizes orthopedic surgeons in the state who have distinguished themselves through outstanding musculoskeletal care and community service in New Hampshire and/or abroad.

The award was presented to Dr. Blitzer at the NHOS Fall Meeting, held recently in Portsmouth. Dr. Blitzer is an orthopedic surgeon, specializing in trauma and fracture care, who has been in practice in New Hampshire for 28 years.

Dr. Blitzer was nominated by his peers who said, “Dr. Blitzer (Charlie) is clearly the most enthusiastic, dedicated and talented orthopedist I know. He regularly travels abroad to provide orthopedic services to the disadvantaged in countries in the developing world, having traveled to Malawi, Haiti, Bhutan and other countries for stints of a month or more at his own expense.

“Locally, he treats complex orthopedic trauma that many orthopedists cannot or will not do. As an orthopedist, he has sought a leadership role, serving as president of the N.H. Orthopaedic Society and the N.H. Medical Society, as well as serving nationally on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Councilors and board of trustees at the local hospitals. He has regularly traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate on the behalf of physicians and patients.

“Most impressively, he does this with tireless enthusiasm. I believe he embodies the ideals of the ultimate orthopedic surgeon: a willingness to do whatever it takes on behalf of his patients, often sacrificing time, money and convenience because of the needs of orthopedic patients, both here and abroad.”

For more information on the New Hampshire Orthopaedic Society, visit NHOrthos.com.